Sarayu Blue

Sarayu Blue (née Rao; born March 7, 1975), formerly known as Sarayu Rao, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Angela on the Fox sitcom Sons of Tucson, as well as Dr. Sydney Napur on David E. Kelley's Monday Mornings on TNT. She has also guest starred in a number of television series.

Acting career Blue's first notable acting role came in the 2007 film Lions for Lambs, co-starring with Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, and Meryl Streep. She has had guest roles in numerous TV shows, such as Veep, Bones, The Big Bang Theory, HawthoRNe, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Two and a Half Men. In 2010, she had a recurring role as Angela on the Fox sitcom Sons of Tucson; the show lasted one season. In 2012, Sarayu was cast as Dr. Sydney Napur, a series regular on David E. Kelley's medical drama Monday Mornings (TNT). In 2018, the actress became the lead in NBC TV series, I Feel Bad. It was cancelled after season 1. In the same year, Blue was paired opposite John Cena in the Universal Pictures comedy Blockers.

Personal life Blue was born in Madison, Wisconsin, to a Telugu family from India. Her parents are Velcheru Narayana Rao and Nidadavolu Malathi, both of whom are writers, in Telugu and English. She married Jonathan Blue, the Director of Creative Development at ReKon Productions. Blue attended West High School in Madison. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in acting in 2005 from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

Filmography

Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2002 Leela Mira 2007 Lions for Lambs Senator Irving's Receptionist 2008 My Best Friend's Girl Delia TV movie 2010 Nathan vs. Nurture Padma TV movie 2011 Outnumbered Lisa Ruth TV movie Good News, Oklahoma Sissy Short 2012 ...Or Die Riz's Wife Short 2013 Dealin' with Idiots Opposing Team Parent 2018 Khol (open) Vidya Short Blockers Marcie Mannes 2020 To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You Trina Rothschild Happiest Season Carolyn McCoy 2021 To All the Boys: Always and Forever Trina Rothschild 2022 Hollywood Stargirl Alex2023A Million Miles Away Kalpana Chawla 2024 Inside Out 2 Margie Voice

Television